That the said Richbell shall extend from Cedar Tree Brook or Gravelly Brook, south westerly fifty degrees to a certain mark't Tree, lying above the now Common Road, thirty and four chains in length, mark on the east with R. and on the West with P., thence Extending South Sixty three degrees East by certain marked Trees p'fixed Ending by a certain piece of Meadow at the salt creek which Runs up to Cedar Tree Brook or Gravelly Brook Extending from the first marked Trees Nor Nor West to Brunkes River by certain Trees in the said Line marked upon the West with P. and upon the east with R. performed the twenty-second day of May 1()77.

p me Robert Ryder Surv.'"^ The Preceding Surveyor above mentioned is mutually consented unto by the above mentioned Mr. John Richbell and Mr. John Pell in presence of us

Thomas Gibbs Walter Webly John Sharj) Joseph Carpenter

> This is from an ancioot Ck)py of the document signed by Pell that was delivere<l to Kiclibell, in the writer's possession. 2 Ancient copy in the writer's possession.

Thus was settled finally the line, afterwards of much importance, Jis being the east line of the 6000 acre tract carved out of I'elham Mannor and sold by Pell to Leisler for the Huguenots in 1680. And as also as taken for the lino between the later towns of New Rochelle and Mamaroneck when erected in 1788 by tiie State Township Act of that year.

We now recur to the singular history of the Middle Neck.